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Sam Routledge CTO, Softcat Tip: VMware Having dominated the server virtualisation market for over a decade, VMware has not rested on its laurels, leaping into the networking space in 2013 with NSX before making its debut in the cybersecurity market last summer with the launch of AppDefense. The Dell-owned vendor’s metamorphosis has not escaped the attention of Sam Routledge, CTO of Softcat, which first forged a partnership with VMware 12 years ago. “I’m mega impressed with the way they’ve evolved,”…

Start It Off October saw the changing of the guard at numerous vendors and solution providers, with a large number of companies announcing CEO changes. Companies that swapped their chief executives during the month included Dimension Data Americas, Pomeroy, MobileIron and Westcon-Comstor, while Samsung Electronics announced the planned departure of its three co-CEOs. Meanwhile, other major executive moves included changes of the channel chief roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and AT&T, while Dell picked up a new executive to drive IoT partnerships. In the following…